ST extends the STM32MP1 ecosystem to facilitate AI and IoT application development

     STMicroelectronics announced a further expansion of the resource-rich STM32MP1 dual-core microprocessor development ecosystem with the addition of new software packages that enable the system to support the most advanced open source security initiatives. By providing software code that implements security mechanisms such as the OP-TEE(Open Portable Trusted Execution Environment) and TF-A(Trusted Firmware-A) projects, ST helps STM32MP1 developers analyze and address important information security concepts encountered in real-world application development: confidentiality, integrity, availability, and authenticity verification. In addition, ST is working with Sequitur Labs to expand the list of authorized partners for embedded security.

     Sequitur Labs' EmSPARK Security Suite for STM32MP1 simplifies firmware development for secure boot, device verification, and other protection technologies. Philip Attfield, CEO of Sequitur Labs, said: "We are excited to partner with ST to deliver EmSPARK Security Suite for STM32MP1-based devices that meet mission-critical security protection requirements. The combination of EmSPARK and STM32MP1 can better secure customers' IoT applications and data."

     EmSPARK Security Suite, along with STM32MP1's key component, the Arm®TrustZone® architecture, helps device manufacturers implement secure device installation services, simplify the deployment of iot products, and protect confidential data information. As a result, the security software is optimized for applications such as industrial control, building automation, smart home devices, machine vision, automotive communications, and medical devices.

     In addition to these new resources joining the STM32MP1 ecosystem are reliable, field-tested solutions developed by licensed partners Prove&Run, TimeSys and Witekio to address software development challenges.

     ProvenRun provides customized security engineering services (secure boot, secure firmware, OP TEE) as well as the more advanced ProvenCore certified security operating system solutions to help STM32MP1 customers integrate data security protection features into their designs. The TimeSysVigiles® Vulnerability Management Suite is embedded in OpenSTLinux systems and continuously monitors the system for security vulnerabilities that could expose devices to cyber attacks. Vigiles also provides corrective information for device lifecycle management. Witekio's FullMetalUpdate open source over-the-air Update (OTA) solution helps IoT platform operators manage their OTA update services with security, flexibility, and economics.

     ST also revealed details of software extension packages tailored for the STM32MP1 that will help customers develop computer vision projects using AI and accelerate the development of predictive maintenance applications. The extension software includes an OpenSTLinux extension package, X-LINUX-AI, for deploying artificial intelligence on the STM32MP1 microprocessor. The package contains Linux AI frameworks and application examples to help users quickly implement computer vision use cases on the STM32 evaluation board and Discovery suite.

     To accelerate the development of predictive maintenance applications, the X-LINUX-PREDMNT extension pack helps developers implement edge gateway capabilities between sensors and cloud services. The software package sends the processed sensor data to the IoT cloud, displays the analytics data on the dashboard, and discovers the operating conditions that require maintenance intervention. X-LINUX-PREDMNT also includes AWS IoT Greengrass Edge Computing edge Computing services.

     Finally, ST has added safety technical documentation and a self-test library package, X-CuB-STL, suitable for building and certifying functional safety systems with IEC 61508 safety integrity levels SIL-2 and SIL-3. With the X-CUBE-STL package and the security isolation concept of the STM32MP1 dual-core architecture, developers can cost-effectively isolate the security zone, run the security zone on the Arm Cortex-M4 kernel, and run non-security related applications on the Arm Cortex-A7. Shorten development cycles for factory automation, battery management, instrumentation and medical devices.